NT Reporter
Verna
Power Panthers Porvorim defeated Dhadsakhal Stars by seven wickets to win the Oxford-organised Junior Cricket Championship in a floodlit final at the 1919 Cricket Stadium, Verna.
Dhadsakhal Stars posted 191 for nine in 25 overs after opting to bat. Pranjal Singh top-scored with 72, while Adeep Prabhu Misquin made 49 and Pranjul Yadav remained unbeaten on 34. Anurag Bahadur was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 27, while Bavesh claimed 2 for 38. Power Panthers chased down the target in 22 overs, finishing at 192 for three. Sahil Metri struck a fluent 100 off 71 balls and Samaan Manjrekar added 50, while Sumedh Parab remained unbeaten on 10.
Shaurya Chodankar and Adeep Prabhu Misquin took a wicket each for Dhadsakhal. Sahil Metri was named Man of the Final and Best Batter (192 runs). Adeep Misquin of Dhadsakhal was adjudged Player of the Tournament for scoring 202 runs, taking two wickets and holding four catches.
Rumaan Mulam (124 runs, 4 wickets) won the Emerging Player award, while Rehan Hubali (174 runs) was named Promising Player. Shaurya Chodankar (6 wickets) received the Best Bowler award and Farhaan Shaikh (8 dismissals) was Best Fielder.
